Urgent Sassa application is withdrawn because it was ‘not authorised’
The application lodged by the South African Social Security Agency’s (Sassa) CEO Thokozani Magwaza regarding the payment of social grants was not authorised by the acting CEO or the social development minister, leading to it being withdrawn, the agency said in new papers filed with the Constitutional Court on Thursday. Magwaza — who is on sick leave — filed an urgent application earlier this week asking the court to allow Sassa to enter into another year-long contract with Cash Payment Services (CPS) so it could continue to pay more than 17-million social grants come April 1. However, less than 24 hours afterwards, the application was withdrawn. Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini and acting Sassa CEO Thamo Mzobe have not lodged a new application with the court but have sent a "follow-up report". In the report, Dlamini and Mzobe said they were not consulted before Magwaza lodged the application. "Once aware of the decision, the minister instructed Sassa to withdraw the app...
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